now known as Mount Misery, 2 stood one of their castles.

Another village was situated on Davenport's Neck. Near the entrance to Pelham's Neck was one of their burial grounds.

Two large mounds are pointed out as the sepulchres of the sachems Ann-Hoock and Nimham.

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Land Papers, xvin,

lay, etc.

.

This hill is said to have acquired its present name from the fact that a large body of Indians were there surprised and cut to pieces by the Huguenots of New

In the town of

West

Rochelle, in retaliation for a descent upon their place. If such a battle took place it has no official record. The is story

mythical.

THE INDUN TRIBES

Chester they had a castle upon what is still known as Castle Hill neck, and a village about Bear swamp, of which they remained in possession as late as 1689. Their ruling sachem, 1640, was Ponus, whose jurisdiction was over tracts called Rippowams and Toquams, and the place of whose residence

in

He left issue three sons, Omenoke, Poningoe. In and Onox the latter had a son called Powhag. j Taphance was

called

66 1, Shanasockerell, or Shanorocke, was sachem in the same district, and, in 1680, Katonah and his son Paping appear as

Of another district Maramaking, commonly known as Lame Will, was sachem in 1681. His successor was Patthunck, who was succeeded by his son, Waptoe Patthunck. The names of several of their chiefs occur in Dutch history as such.

Among them are Ann-Hoock,